Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) teams donated their unused personal protective equipment to medical workers around the state joining efforts to defeat the COVID- 19 pandemic that has brought most of the world to a halt. The total numbers of N-95 masks, Tyvek suits, and Nitrile gloves donated by IBDR as of March 25, 2020 […]
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2020 Southern Baptist Convention canceled due to Coronavirus
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting has been canceled for the first time in 75 years. Citing authority provided by the SBC Constitution “in the case of grave emergency,” the decision was made March 24 in a unanimous vote of a body composed of SBC officers, the SBC Executive […]
Illinois pastor shares COVID-19 diagnosis
As churches across Illinois and the U.S. gathered for online worship amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Pastor Tim Lewis shared a video update from quarantine at his home. Lewis, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Troy, contracted COVID-19 while on a mission trip to Ukraine. In the 8-minute clip on YouTube, Lewis said he self-quarantined after […]
Churches worship from home amid pandemic
Across Illinois, churches gathered for a different kind of worship March 22. Hours after a statewide stay-at-home order went into effect, church members attended Sunday services in their living rooms. Many pastors preached from home, or via pre-recorded sermons posted online. Chance and Ginger Newingham worshiped with three of their children and their live-in grandma, […]
12 tips for online Bible study: Make Zoom work for your group
With churches going online for worship, what about groups? If you want an interactive way to teach a Bible study during the COVID-19 crisis, ZOOM is a good tool that allows people to interact online in a safe environment. You can get a free version at zoom.us. Here are some quick tips from The Sunday […]
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